When life gets busy, YouTube workouts have your back. Or, in this case, your abs. Quick workout videos are a great go-to when you don't have time for the gym, and with the right moves, you can get your abs burning in 10 minutes or less. You can do all of these workouts with nothing but a mat or soft floor. (Although, if weighted abs are your thing, we've got you covered too [1].) Add a video to the end of your workout or do it as a standalone to squeeze in some at-home core work on a hectic day.
Ab Workout in 10 Minutes
This Pilates-based workout starts with a short ab warmup on your back, and then it's all core-shredding plank variations, including crazy-hard knee-to-elbow touches. The video has a natural-feeling flow and features a gorgeous beach, which can be a positive distraction when your abs start to give out.
10-Minute Flat-Belly Barre Workout
This Class FitSugar [3] video, inspired by barre and dance workouts, is full of slow movements and lots of pulses to lengthen out the burn, plus fast transitions to keep your heart rate up the whole time. Bonus: it's all done on a mat, which is great if you're short on space.
Six-Pack Abs
The lower abs are the focus of this 11-minute workout, which is full of slow, painful leg lowers; the scissor variation at the end is especially intense. You'll feel the burn in the best way possible.
10-Minute Flat-Belly Super Tabata Workout
This workout takes Tabata [4] to a whole new level by lengthening some of the intervals from 20 seconds to a full 40. Dynamic movements like bicycles and oblique crunches are mixed in with static holds and planks. You'll work up a sweat for sure, and trainer Raneir Pollard is so funny that you'll get some extra core work just from the laughs.
10 Minute Abs & Core Workout
This quick Love Sweat Fitness workout hits all areas of your core and abdominals, including your obliques and lower back. It includes plank pocket touches and a tough bird-dog exercise [5] to challenge both your strength and balance, mixed in with classic core-burning moves like side crunches and Supermans [6].
15-Minute Core Workout to Transform Your Body
Full-body exercises can work your core too, and this ab-focussed Class FitSugar video is full of them. Single-leg bridges, burpees, and reverse-lunge variations will get your heart pumping. You'll also get down on the mat and burn out your core with planks, scissor kicks, and more for a fast-paced, effective workout.
At-Home Core Workout
This rapid-fire full core workout is just 10 minutes, but it doesn't let up. You'll do 20 seconds of each exercise, getting in as many reps as you can, with no rest between moves. Exercises include cross crunches, Russian twists [7], and plank variations, and doing them at full speed also makes this a sweat-inducing cardio workout.